4/29/2018 – From Sunday through Tuesday, the German League's central finals takes place in Berlin. Solingen SG and the OSG Baden-Baden are fighting for first place. The unified Bundesliga has been around for 37 years, with the first season played in 1980 and 1981. At that time the Solingen SG won, after a tie against the team of SG Porz. There was a world champion among the participants. | Pictured: Boris Spassky, Chess Olympiad Thessaloniki 1984 | Photo: Gerhard Hund

2/5/2018 – In the 8th round of the "Schachbundesliga" there was another big surprise: The powerhouse OSG Baden-Baden yielded a 4-4 tie against the Hamburger SK, and their advantage over SG Solingen now stands at only 1½ board points. The HSK team showed strength on the lower boards, where Thies Heinemann managed to upset Rustam Kasimdzhanov. The other two top teams from Solingen and Bremen were able to win clear victories today. | Photo: André Schulz